LAKE MARY, Fla., May 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted
source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory
metrology and construction BIM, announces the availability of the
FARO® As-Built™ software platform
(https://www.faro.com/faro-asbuilt/) that enables efficient and
cost effective transfer of 3D reality capture into
Autodesk® design tools to create ready to use CAD and
Building Information Modeling (BIM) deliverables. As-Built is
specifically designed to minimize the effort and time required to
create as-built documentation, which is the main task across AEC
professionals in the building, facility and infrastructure design
phases.
![Unwrapping a modeled surface based on orientated images in As-Built™ for AutoCAD® Software Unwrapping a modeled surface based on orientated images in As-Built™ for AutoCAD® Software](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/696081/FARO_model_images.jpg)
This comprehensive and innovative platform seamlessly integrates
processed 3D data coming from the FARO SCENE software platform and
can then support point cloud modelling (i.e. the set of data
points acquired by a 3D laser scanner that are then displayed as a
visual representation of an object or area) for the latest 2019
Autodesk design tools. The FARO As-Built platform offers three
powerful options:
- As-Built™ for AutoCAD® Software
- As-Built™ for Autodesk® Revit®
- As-Built™ Suite - includes both As-Built for
AutoCAD® Software and As-Built for Autodesk®
Revit®
The full functionality of PointSense for
AutoCAD solutions, all previous standalone AutoCAD
plug-ins and PointSense for Revit, respectively are now migrated
into the As-Built platform. Additionally, As-Built is
available across a broad series of languages, including French,
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, English and
German.
As-Built for AutoCAD Software
- Best in Class Usability: Users now have access to a
common graphical user interface that provides a single entry point
for all FARO features and functionality across the entire AutoCAD
platform. This enables new users to get up to speed quickly and
immediately begin to leverage the power of As-Built.
- Unique Performance and Value: AEC professionals benefit
from a single point cloud-modelling platform that not only offers
versatile tools that span different industries such as
Architecture, Civil/Survey, Oil & Gas, and Facility Management
but also total stations and UAV sensors. There is no longer a need
to purchase or support separate total station software.
Additionally, it is now easy to combine a terrestrial view with an
aerial view that provides an even better digital representation of
the real world.
As-Built for Autodesk Revit
- Confidence in Accuracy: As-Built for Autodesk Revit ,
like its predecessor PointSense for Revit, accelerates Scan-To-BIM
workflows and includes powerful features such as surface analysis
by Levels of Accuracy standards as defined by the U.S.
Institute of Building Documentation, which enables users to more
confidently validate the accuracy of the as-built model compared to
the relevant point cloud.
"We have been uniquely focused on delivering 3D digital modeling
solutions that address the key pain points of AEC professionals;
specifically waste and project delays that lower productivity and
increase operational costs," stated Andreas
Gerster, Vice President Global Construction BIM. "As-Built
is both a powerful tool for Autodesk users who
use FARO Focus and Freestyle solutions and also for other
3rd party 3D imaging hardware products."
About FARO
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement,
imaging and realization technology. The Company develops and
markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software
for the following vertical markets:
- 3D Factory - High-precision 3D measurement, imaging and
comparison of parts and complex structures within production and
quality assurance processes and 3D vision for both control and
measurement to the manufacturing floor through 3D sensors and
custom solutions
- Construction BIM - 3D capture of as-built construction projects
and factories to document complex structures and perform quality
control, planning and preservation
- Public Safety Forensics - Capture and analysis of on-site real
world data to investigate crash, crime and fire, plan security
activities and provide virtual reality training for public safety
personnel
- Product Design - Capture detailed and precise 3D data from
existing products permitting CAD analysis and redesign, after
market design and legacy part replication
FARO's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, Florida. The Company also has
a technology center and manufacturing facility consisting of
approximately 90,400 square feet located in Exton, Pennsylvania containing research and
development, manufacturing and service operations of our FARO Laser
Tracker and FARO Cobalt Array Imager product lines. The
Company's European regional headquarters is located in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters is located
in Singapore. FARO has other
offices in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the United
Kingdom, France,
Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the
Netherlands, Switzerland,
India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, South
Korea, Japan, and
Australia.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as
statements about demand for and customer acceptance of FARO's
products, and FARO's product development and product launches.
Statements that are not historical facts or that describe the
Company's plans, objectives, projections, expectations,
assumptions, strategies, or goals are forward-looking statements.
In addition, words such as "is," "will" and similar expressions or
discussions of FARO's plans or other intentions identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to various known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause
actual results, performances, or achievements to differ materially
from future results, performances, or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue
reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking
statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to:
- development by others of new or improved products, processes
or technologies that make the Company's products less competitive
or obsolete;
- the Company's inability to maintain its technological
advantage by developing new products and enhancing its existing
products;
- declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement,
in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and
international economies in the regions of the world where the
Company operates and other general economic, business, and
financial conditions; and
- other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017.
Forward-looking statements in this release represent the
Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law.
More information is available at http://www.faro.com
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